Luther wiped off the cake on his face and held on to his tummy that was hurt from laughing too much."Your singing is life-threatening."Sage lifted the crossbow gifted by Kane. Luther immediately felt fear and hid behind Seth.Nigel sighed and said to his sister, "You've always been a multitalented person. You're smart and a fast learner. Any teacher would want you to be their apprentice in a heartbeat. How come you refused to learn singing and dancing? I'll never know."Sage was unbothered. "I can't be good at everything. God is fair. It's not like I sing and dance for a living. Why should I learn to do that?""You're still really bad at singing!" Nigel was direct and brutal.Sage aimed the crossbow at Nigel. He immediately kept his mouth shut and continued eating the cake.Seth comforted his sister. "It's okay, Sage. I know many autotune specialists. Just let me know if you ever want to record an album. I'll recommend a few to you."Sage shot two white feathered bows in Seth
Jace left without saying goodbye. Sage was dumbstruck.Zayne watched as Jace walked out as he still held on to Myles. It took so much effort to sneak in but why did Jace come out so early?Zayne was confused.Sage stood in front of the kitchen door with one hand holding a porcelain vase and another hand a pink velvet box. She was befuddled.Jim came out from the kitchen in surprise and looked at her hands full of things. "Miss Sage, what just happened? Who's that guy?"Jim thought he saw his master, but clearly, that guy was not Myles as he just disappeared into thin air. Sage frowned hard at the two items in her hands.Her brothers came over as soon as they heard noises in the kitchen. "What happened? What's going on?"Luther stared at Sage's hands. "Whoah. Who gave you this?"He took the vase over from Sage's hands and was preparing to examine it as he heard Sage muttering, “Jace Yuriel.""What?"All of her brothers looked up as soon as that name was heard. Their eyes loo
"This thing costs a hundred million bucks?"Kane could not understand. He could buy many other things with the same amount of money. "Hey, Sage. Which era is this vase from? It looks like an enamel vase to me," Luther asked Sage as he did not know much about antiques. Sage explained, "This isn't enamel. This is a multi-colored porcelain vase from the Renaissance era. It is extremely rare, and there aren't many left in this world."Sage caressed the vase as she introduced it to them."Prior to the Renaissance era, the medieval era used a lot of blue-and-white colors, but as the Renaissance era took over, red was introduced as a medium, and thus, it expanded into multi-colored designs. Take a close look at these exquisite patterns. It was painted in red…"All of them listened to Sage as she continued explaining, but none of them truly understood. Sage was a professional in antiquing. They could joke and laugh along when she was singing or dancing, but when it came to antiques, Sa
Zayne was nagging his boss."Mister Yuriel, did you speak to her when you saw her? Such a waste. You should've spent more time with her. It wasn't easy getting into the restaurant."We've completely ruined our relationship with Chef Myles this time. Should I prepare a gift and send it to him? He must have thought that we were going to kidnap him…"Jace nodded and said, "Just take charge."Zayne turned around and asked, "The multi-colored vase you got me to retrieve from the museum was one of Mendoza's precious collections. Does Miss Sage know how much it costs?"Zayne was worried that Sage had underestimated the value of the vase."It's worth much more than the porcelain plates—""I'm not spending your money. Don't be a busybody," Jace interrupted Zayne.It was impossible for Sage—Master of Jade—not to recognize the multi-colored porcelain. As for the price value…It did not matter. Jace looked at his wounded hands and thought he would craft another gift for her if not for his
Grandma Yuriel smiled gracefully as she clapped her hands."Happy birthday, Sage. I wish you happiness always."Sage replied with teary eyes, "Thank you, Grandma. Please stay healthy as always."Grandpa Yuriel came closer to the screen and said, "Hi Sage, I can finally enjoy some cake thanks to your birthday. I don't get to have cake very often. Happy birthday, sweetheart."Sage laughed in response, "Don't have too much! Take care of yourself, Grandpa. You have to control your diabetic level."Freya sat in the wheelchair. She had a blanket embroidered by Sage even though the weather was hot. Her facial expressions were warm and smiley. "Happy birthday, my dear.""Thank you, Freya. I received your precious gift. Why'd you give something so precious to me?"Freya smiled in return as she said, "Silly dear, it's for you. I'd keep everything for you if you like them."Zachary created a group chat titled 'Without Jace'. Everyone from the Yuriel family was in there except for Jace. Th
"The whiskey wasn't from the kidnappers? Who were they from?"Jace replied, "They were gifted by Sage."Yoel's eyes widened. "Sage?"Jace gulped down half a glass and looked up. He visualized Sage's bright smile. Years ago, when they saved her from the kidnappers, her family came and took her immediately. Jace carried her to the car. She smiled with her filthy face and asked, "How do I repay you for saving me?""No need. It's our duty," Jace replied.Sage was persistent. "No, I have to. What do you need most right now?"Jace thought for a moment and answered, "We need liquor."Afterwards, they found a whole carton filled with whiskey as they cleaned up the place. Back then, he knew that Sage had sent it to them, but he never told anyone about it.That was why Yoel did not know. His eyes were filled with jealousy.“Hey, we were on that mission together. I was considered one of her saviors, too. Why did she only repay you? Just because you were the one who carried her out?"Y
Nigel never had the heart to hit her. Even if he did, he could never beat Sage in a fight.They stopped playing around after a while. Sage was with Nigel at her parents' shrine. Nigel stood up from the chair and stared at Sage intently, caressing her head."Are you afraid of living in Rosa Garden all by yourself?" asked Nigel.Sage shook her head. "Nope, we have many employees around here. I've got Leah with me now."Nigel had a faint impression of Leah. "Zane’s daughter?"Sage nodded. "Yeah, her.""What about the evil moron?" asked Nigel. Sage replied, "That's Yeva, Braxton's daughter.""Oh, yes. Yeva. I heard she's got quite a blabbermouth. We've invented some new drugs made specifically to mute noisy insects. It'll work on humans too. Do you want some?""… I don't think so. Thank you," Sage replied as she thought about how Nigel had turned rogue ever since he got together with Sean."Yeva's getting married soon. She'll get it from the Jeffersons once she's officially part
Jace's dark eyes stared straight at Yoel, and his lips were compressed tightly.Where did Yoel’s confidence come from?Jace anticipated Sage's reply. Yoel turned on the speaker, and Finn's phone was on the marble stone table. Sage's icy tone was heard from the speaker."I can't. I'm busy. Finn, please tend to Mister Fulton’s and Mister Yuriel's needs."Yoel blinked his eyes with disbelief."How did you know I had the speakerphone on?" Finn looked at Yoel helplessly. If it was not for his strategic ideas and input for the turf club project, Finn would have taken Yoel as a moron.No one could hide anything from Sage Norah.Yoel leaned back against the chair as he hung up. He looked rather disappointedly at Jace and said, "It's too bad that Sagey can't come. She looks so good going up on a horse. I'm sure she rides pretty well, too." Jace took a sip of coffee and looked up at Yoel. "Sagey? When did you get so close to her?"Yoel was speechless.Though she said she would not g